‘Mantis’ by TVOD | More New Music Coming Soon - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine

Today, Brooklyn-based experimental disco-punk outfit TVOD (Television Overdose) kicks off a trifecta of new singles with the release of the second track, ‘Mantis,’ a track they describe as a “loud fast and persistent, strait to the point tune […] our energy booster.” It comes alongside an accompanying music video.

Speaking on their newest release, lead vocalist and songwriter Tyler Wright wrote:

“For a solid month, I was seeing praying mantises everywhere. It was the weirdest thing and since then, I have yet to see another one. I used them as the mascot for what felt like the end of times in NYC during the pandemic. Riding the subway home on March 14th 2020 when I lost my job and felt like the entire world was about to explode inspired a lot of the lyrics and tones in this song.”

Earlier this month, TVOD shared a brand new single entitled ‘Alien.’

Drenched in beer, sweat, and emotion TVOD’s unapologetically raw stage performances have become infamous around New York City since they formed in 2019. The band, founded by Tyler Wright, started to take shape while he wrote the first songs off of the ‘Victory Garden’ EP (out November 2021) in his dimly lit DIY basement venue, The Palace. After recording most of the band’s first material, Tyler enlisted an all star cast of Bushwick’s punk rock royalty to fill out the live sound. Members include Mem Pahl (Jeffery Lewis), Lizzy Black (Fruit and Flowers), Jenna Mark (Tilden), Serge Zibrizer (Daddies), and Jason Wornoff (Vacant Company).

Headline photo: Jessica Gurewitz

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